The tea leaves of TeaVivre new-coming Pu-erh pyramid tea bags are all from Yunnan province, which is the world’s original production place of tea. It chooses Yunnan large leaf species as material, has two kinds of tea bags: ripened pu-erh tea bag and raw pu-erh tea bag. Both the two kinds are strong, fragrant and mellow.

Ripened Pu-erh tea is fermented after pilling, and then the bitter taste is reduced. It is also called Shu/Shou Pu-erh. It tastes smooth, mellow and soft, with rich fragrance, and suitable for daily drinking.
Raw Pu-erh does not go through the piling fermentation process, so it keeps the characteristic of fresh tea leaves: astringent fresh aroma, strong taste, and bright golden liquid. It is really a good choice for people who love new teas.

Standard Material: Using Yunnan Large Leaf Species as material, fermented by skilled workers and aged before selling.

Traditional Craft: Perfect combination of traditional fermentation and modern techniques, healthy without artificial colorants or additives.

Convenient Brewing: One bag for a cup, easy to clean and bring. You can take it to the office or to travel outside; no matter hot-brewed or cold-brewed, it’s worth a try.

TeaVivre particularly presents the pu-erh pyramid tea bag series. The tea leaves of the pu-erh tea are the high quality Yunnan Pu-erh teas, and the tea bags are made of healthy and environmental corn fiber. The translucent and fine tea bags can let you enjoy the shapes of tea leaves stretching and also make the tea easily dissolve into water and bring out rich mellow aroma. To clean up the spent leaves, you just need to take out the tea bag. The simple brewing allows you to make the authentic teas whenever and wherever you can.

There aren’t any reviews on this one yet (what?!) an the brewing directions were quite lengthy (9-12 minutes) so I am winging it. I used boiling water, and I think it got maybe 2 or 3, MAYBE 4 minutes. That is more than I would typically have done for a shou pu but it looked at first like there wasn’t that much leaf in there. That was deceptive though, as it has expanded to fill about 3/4 of the bag.

Despite the lengthy steep time (IMO) this is not too strong. No bitterness or mustiness. Still bold, earthy, and with a smoke note. I don’t notice any rose, but it does remind me of wood fires. My house is heated by wood furnace, so I’m pretty familiar with that. :) I’ve saved the bag so I can steep it throughout the day and I’ll update if anything new and radical comes about. This is a really nice easy drinking shou, even if it isn’t terribly complex. It gets sweeter as it cools as well, maybe that is the rose.